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The Kiwi Crossword

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A general knowledge crossword about New Zealand and New Zealanders
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      1. Nobel Prize winning scientist & first person to split the atom, Ernest ...
      8. NZ is known for its fresh and unpolluted ...
      9. Largest landmass in New Zealand - the South ...
      11. Starred in 'Jurassic Park' & 'The Tudors': Sam ____
      12. One of the largest trading banks in New Zealand (abbrev.)
      13. University degree (abbrev.)
      14. First name of Maori bass baritone opera singer, surname Te Wiata
      16. The first name of NZ actress who stars as Sookie Stackhouse in the TV series 'True Blood'
      17. Artificial breeding method used by farmers (abbrev.)
      18. NZ said this to US nuclear-powered ships
      19. Maori word for revenge and the name of a NZ movie by Geoff Murphy
      20. Opposite of a local telephone call (abbrev.)
      21. Twice governor of NZ: Sir George ____
      23. First name of NZ born star of 'Gladiator', 'A Beautiful Mind', and 'Noah'
      25. Type of boat invented in NZ by Sir William Hamilton for use in fast-flowing, shallow rivers
      27. NZ opera star who sang at wedding of Charles and Diana
      28. Surname of NZ director of the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Hobbit' trilogies
      30. You will find these in NZ rivers. The Maori call them 'tuna', but we call it an ..
      33. Pioneering WWII plastic surgeon whose patients formed the Guinea Pig Club, Sir Archibald ...
      36. If you travelled on the Tranz Alpine between Christchurch and Greymouth, you would be on a ...?
      40. The indigenous people of New Zealand
      41. WWII NZ spy known as the White Mouse: Nancy ___
      42. NZ world champion shot putter: Valerie ___

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      1. Jack Lovelock, Peter Snell & John Walker have all won Olympic gold medals in which sport?
      2. First person to reach top of Everest: Edmund ____
      3. Maori word for sun
      4. Lead singer of the band Crowded House, Neil ...
      5. Room in hospital where operations are performed (abbrev.)
      6. 2008 Indy 500 winner, Scott ...
      7. Maori war dance often performed by NZ sports teams, especially the All Blacks
      10. WWII political cartoonist who was named on the Nazi blacklist (5,3)
      12. First name of Formula One driver & designer and founder of the McLaren Racing Team
      13. New Zealand writer in the early 20th century known for her short stories, Katherine ...
      15. Either or, neither ...
      17. First part of the name of New Zealand's rugby team
      22. First name of the author who won the 2013 Man Booker prize for her novel, 'The Luminaries'
      24. Slang term used by New Zealanders to refer to university
      26. Rua is the Maori word for the number ...?
      29. Flightless native bird of NZ and a nickname that New Zealanders use to refer to themselves
      31. NZ socialist politician who was expelled from the Labour Party in 1940, John A. ...
      32. A method of restarting play in the game of rugby using the forwards
      34. Abbreviated name of a country where over 3000 New Zealanders fought from 1963-1975
      35. Bottlenose dolphin who befriended humans near the town of Opononi in the 1950s
      36. NZ professional heavyweight boxer known for his knockout punches, David ...
      37. Newspaper published in the far north of NZ, the Northland ...
      38. Name of basketball league that Steven Adams plays in (abbrev)
      39. Prize winning book written by Lloyd Jones and made into a movie by Andrew Adamson, 'Mr ... '